Ag Technology
AI helping to unlock extreme weather mysteries
PALO ALTO, Calif. — From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a changing climate remains a challenge, however, because their causes are complex and their...
‘Creative and innovative solutions’
DANVILLE, Va. — With a population expected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, the world’s resources will need to be used in an increasingly efficient manner. Food will need to be grown near where it is needed. Space will need to be maximized.And these...
Researchers seeking Del., Md. farmers
NEWARK, Del. — Researchers from the University of Maryland and University of Delaware are looking for farmers throughout both states to participate in a research project evaluating decision making surrounding adoption of nitrogen management tools including...
New technologies important for crop farming
(Editor’s note: Michael Boehlje is a distinguished professor emeritus in Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Michael Langemeier is the associate director for Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. This article appeared in farmdoc...
Drones vs. moths: Dutch using high tech to protect crops
MONSTER, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops.“I have unique products where you don’t...
Technology is redefining agriculture (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Emily Snyder is an EXPRESS Relationship Manager with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) The general public still has the image of a man in overalls sitting on a three-legged stool milking a cow by hand as their idea of a farmer. Nothing could be...
Keyline design can help silvopasture, rotational grazing strategies
WOODBINE, Md. — The butterflies were literally having a field day. Everywhere one looked, multiple species, including numerous monarchs, fluttered across the grazing fields of Keith Ohlinger’s Porch View Farm.In light of the two-year decline of western...
Breeding performance aided to help wheat quality, yield
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Enhancing the production of global staples like wheat to feed a rapidly growing global population requires the fast integration of new genes and traits into usable varieties for growers. To meet this need and incorporate natural...
Cyber-physical system to monitor crops, drive decisions, boost yields
AMES, Iowa — After decades of growing corn and soybean yields, per-acre yields in many areas are approaching their theoretical limits. But there’s still a need for more grain to feed people and livestock.Where can that grain come from? How can farmers...
Decision tools organize data into single, easy-access spot
Precision agriculture is a concept farmers have been exploring since the advent of personal computers but with the technology improving faster than ever, new tools constantly emerge on the farming scene. In recent years, the next level of decision...
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